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New Zealand, 2018
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Weathering of limestone, New Zealand
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Enhanced bedding expression in limestone–probably an effect of subaerial weathering as well as compaction-related dissolution. Oligocene age limestone at Punakaiki, New Zealand, the “Pancake Rocks”. Headland in background. (180205-27)
Download ImageWave-cut platform and uplifted terrace, New Zealand
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Wave-cut platform and uplifted marine terrace, near Kaikoura, New Zealand. (180124-69)
Download ImageWaterfall and Hanging Valley, New Zealand
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Waterfall and Hanging Valley from fjord, Milford Sound, New Zealand. (180201-12)
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Water ponded behind sandy beach berm, New Zealand. Note the numerous rills that feed into the pond. (180206-68)
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Water ponded behind sandy beach berm, New Zealand. (180206-66)
Download ImageUplifted marine terrace, New Zealand
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Uplifted marine terrace, south coast of North Island, New Zealand (180123-18)
Download ImageRock Avalanche hummocks in volcano, NZ
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Rock Avalanche deposit forming hummocks in White Island stratovolcano, New Zealand (180110-23)
Download ImageRiver Terraces, New Zealand
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River Terraces along Broken River, New Zealand. (180206-56)
Download ImageRecently uplifted coastline, New Zealand
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Stranded beach and raised wave-cut platform on recently uplifted coastline, near Kaikoura, New Zealand. Note uplifted marine terrace in background. (180124-116)
Download ImageQuartz veins in sandstone
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Quartz veins in sandstone showing multiple episodes of fracture and precipitation (180127-67)
Download ImagePonded water behind beach berm, New Zealand (!80206-2)
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Small pond behind beach berm, New Zealand (180206-2)
Download ImagePoint bar and river, New Zealand (Vertical)
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Point bar and meandering Clarence River, New Zealand. (180124-44)
Download ImagePillow Basalt, New Zealand
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Miocene pillow basalt at Muriwai Beach, New Zealand. Seastack and headland in background. (180106-43t)
Download ImageMt. Cook (Aoraki), New Zealand and glacial till (vertical)
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Mt. Cook (Aoraki), a glacial horn, New Zealand and lateral moraine composed of glacial till (180126-39)
Download ImageMt. Cook (Aoraki) and moraine-dammed lakes
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Mt. Cook (Aoraki) and moraine-dammed lakes. Note the abundance of glacial till and the arete on the right side of Aoraki! (180127-80)
Download ImageBraided River, New Zealand
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Aerial view of the braided, Waimakariri River, New Zealand. Note the numerous gravel bars, the river’s mouth, and the Pacific Ocean. (180207-43)
Download ImageLakeshore boulders, New Zealand (vertical)
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Boulders and cobbles along shore of Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. (180126-2)
Download ImageHydrothermal spring, deposits, New Zealand. (vertical)
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Hydrothermal spring and deposits, Waiotapu geothermal area, New Zealand. The white color is sinter (silica) and orange from antimony precipitation. (180108-78)
Download ImageHydrothermal spring and deposits, New Zealand
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Hydrothermal spring and deposits, Waiotapu geothermal area, New Zealand. The white color is sinter (silica) and orange from antimony precipitation. (180108-85)
Download ImageGravel bars on river, New Zealand
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Gravel bars on Taramakau River, New Zealand (180206-23)
Download ImageGlacial fjord, Milford Sound, New Zealand
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Glacial fjord, Milford Sound, New Zealand. Note hanging valley on left side. Mitre Peak, the high point rises more than 1.6 km above the sound. (180202-160)
Download ImageEarthquake-induced Landslide, N Zealand (vertical)
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Landslide induced by 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake, New Zealand. (180124-33)
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